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The River Vale Board of Education consists of seven members. School board members uphold all laws, rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, the New Jersey Department of Education, and New Jersey laws pertaining to schools.

A Board member's responsibility is not to administer the schools, but to see that they are well-run.

School board members' responsibilities are:

Policy making

Planning

Hiring superintendent

Approve the budget for submission to the New Jersey Department of Education

What is the role of the Board of Education?

The Board of Education does not "run" the River Vale Public Schools. That's the job of the Superintendent. Rather, the Board's job is to ensure the schools are well-run. The Board does this by:

Setting district policies and goals

Communicating policies and goals to the superintendent

Overseeing the budget

Hiring and evaluating the superintendent

Serving as the communications link between the community and the school district